Prepared for Survival?

It has been reported that Kim Jong-Un has the capability to explode a nuclear device in the atmosphere high above the United States which would knock out our power grid.

I can't imagine what life would be like without electricity. The grocery store shelves will empty over night and hoodlums will overrun the cities and start pouring into the surrounding country side. There will be huge traffic jams with people trying to flee the cities. Road rage will run rampant with people fighting on the freeways. I could go on and on, but you get the picture.

Living in the country I can feed my family with garden vegetables, fish, birds, rabbits and squirrels. But who wants to live that way. Hunting and foraging with no air conditioning, heat, TV, computers or phones.

In spite of the threat China is making about stopping the US from making a preemptive strike, I say the U.S. should take this crazy dictator out before he can take us out. China doesn't want a nuclear war anymore than we do.

Black Cohosh

This plant is found all across the Eastern United States. Native Americans used it to relieve painful or delayed menstruation and difficult child birth - the latter because of the herb's ability to relax the muscles of the uterine walls. Black Cohosh wasn't used only by women, however. Native Americans believed it could also help relieve arthritis pain and the discomfort of illnesses such as scarlet fever and smallpox, as well as a veriety of respiratory problems, including whooping cough.

Women, take note: If herb's could be accused of sexual bias, black cohosh would be guilty as charged. Dubbed the "female" fortifier. it has been shown to reduce hot flashes, sweating, headaches, vertigo, heart palpitations, and tinnitus, or ringing in the ears - all common symptoms of menopause. The herb has been so effective in relieving menopausal problems, that some doctors believe it may be an acceptable alternative to conventional hormone replacement therapy.

"Healing Secrets of the Native Americans"  pp. 51 - 52  Porter Shimer

Poem I Saved Over the Years

 To Celia


 Drink to me only with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine; Or leave a kiss but in the cup.
And I'll not ask for wine. The thirst that from the soul doth rise, Doth ask a drink divine;
But might I of love's nectar sup, I would not change for thine.

I sent thee late a rosy wreath, not so much honoring thee as giving it a hope that there it could not
withered be. But thou thereon didst only breathe,and sent'st it back to me. Since when it grows,
and smells, I swear not of itself but thee.

Ben Johnson (1573 - 1637)

17th Century French Mathematician and Philosopher

The seventeenth-century French mathematician and philosopher Blaise Pascal argued that deciding whether or not to believe in God is essentially engaging in a wager. If we choose to behave as if there is a God and we get to the end and it turns out there isn't, it's not such a big deal. Well, maybe we've lost the ability to thoroughly enjoy the Seven Deadly Sins, but that's small potatoes compared to the alternative. If we bet there isn't a God, and get to the end only to find out there is a God, we've lost the Big Enchilada, eternal bliss. Therefore, according to Pascal, it is better strategy to live as if there is a God. This is known to academics as "Pascal's wager." To the rest of us , it's known as hedging your bets.